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I haven't seen a single ad on YouTube on a desktop computer in well over a decade (probably longer) because of uBlock Origin (and Adblock Plus before that).

Fair enough, I probably wasn't using the correct Filter Lists when I tried before.
 
I'M GETTING THERE AND IT LOOKS GOOD
PLEASE BE PATIENT OR ELSE ...
Thank you!
Take your time....we'll be here patiently waiting! Maybe I can now delete YouTube Vanced from my phone.
 
Take your time....we'll be here patiently waiting! Maybe I can now delete YouTube Vanced from my phone.
I'm going to test it on Chromecast first. That's where I am most excited! For everyone here's benefit, Chromecast devices hardcode DNS; in order to curtail this, you will need to enable DNS Filter:

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Well, I've pushed yet another update for Diversion, and there's still no version change!

- Added experimental YouTube video ads blocking feature in b.

Please be gentle, read what it says and act like a grown up person ;)
Thanks.

Use u to update.
 
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Well, I've pushed yet another update for Diversion, and there's still no version change!

- Added experimental YouTube video ads blocking feature in b.

Please be gentle, read what it says and act like a grown up person ;)
Thanks.

Use u to update.
IM SO GONNA TRY IT AND GOING TO DITCH NEXTDNS LUV U SO MUCH
 
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Take your time....we'll be here patiently waiting! Maybe I can now delete YouTube Vanced from my phone.

Is there a down side to Vanced? I kinda like the dark theme. And SmartTube has no ads on TV sets.

YT ads blocked by Diversion is awesome, it makes the ad-free experience available to family members using stock devices. But Vanced is cool...
 
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Is there a down side to Vanced? I kinda like the dark theme. And SmartTube has no ads on TV sets.

YT ads blocked by Diversion is awesome, it makes the ad-free experience available to family members using stock devices. But Vanced is cool...
That app is not available for all devices. Diversion is - within your network.
 
Well, I've pushed yet another update for Diversion, and there's still no version change!

- Added experimental YouTube video ads blocking feature in b.

Please be gentle, read what it says and act like a grown up person ;)
Thanks.

Use u to update.
Done YouTube video ad-blocking setup complete
and enabled. Have fun and enjoy!

Oh I will!! Thanks!
 
That app is not available for all devices. Diversion is - within your network.

Oh true enough, no question that having a YT adblocker on the router is a huge get. But Kingp1n implied that he is using Vanced himself, and would delete it when Diversion offers YT adblocking. I use Vanced when not behind my Asus, too, so I was curious about how advancements in Diversion - no matter how incredibly cool - could obsolete Vanced.
 
Forgot to mention, the wildcard blacklist is now loaded separately in the dnsmasq.conf file.
 
Oh true enough, no question that having a YT adblocker on the router is a huge get. But Kingp1n implied that he is using Vanced himself, and would delete it when Diversion offers YT adblocking. I use Vanced when not behind my Asus, too, so I was curious about how advancements in Diversion - no matter how incredibly cool - could obsolete Vanced.
That remains to be seen. We‘ll find out soon enough.
 
Well, I've pushed yet another update for Diversion, and there's still no version change!

- Added experimental YouTube video ads blocking feature in b.

Please be gentle, read what it says and act like a grown up person ;)
Thanks.

Use u to update.
Just wanted to say, what a thoughtful, elegant way to implement this within Diversion. I was expecting a separate script, so to have this option available within Diversion and to have it made so easy and simple for easygoing simpletons like me is a real bonus. Great job, as always.
 
Just wanted to say, what a thoughtful, elegant way to implement this within Diversion. I was expecting a separate script, so to have this option available within Diversion and to have it made so easy and simple for easygoing simpletons like me is a real bonus. Great job, as always.
All I can say is it's the lonely coders way.
 
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Dumb question…after watching some YT videos + ads on my PC and phone, should the blacklist be updating i.e. "0" to say "1/5/10" depending on how many ads have been watched?

This manages YouTube video ad-blocking
googlevideo domains in yt_blacklist: 0

It has remained at "0" after a few hours...just checking!
 
@thelonelycoder

Dumb question…after watching some YT videos + ads on my PC and phone, should the blacklist be updating i.e. "0" to say "1/5/10" depending on how many ads have been watched?

This manages YouTube video ad-blocking
googlevideo domains in yt_blacklist: 0

It has remained at "0" after a few hours...just checking!
This should grow to about 40 very quickly.
Use f and look for the longish *googlevideo.* domains.
They should resolve to the IP shown where it says 0.
Also, the el line shows the yt domain counter on the main Diversion menu.
 

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